LOCATION GOLDSBORO NC+AL AR FL GA SC VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Aquic Paleudults
TYPICAL PEDON: Goldsboro loamy sand--cultivated. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
Ap--0 to 8 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary. (5 to 10 inches thick)
E--8 to 12 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable, many fine roots; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick)
BE--12 to 15 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky; many fine roots; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 12 inches thick)
Bt1--15 to 25 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine roots; many clay bridging between sand grains; few faint clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt2--25 to 45 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few fine roots; many clay bridging between sand grains; few faint clay films on faces of peds; common medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizon is 12 to 72 inches.)
Btg--45 to 65 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many clay bridging between sand grains; few faint clay films on faces of peds; common medium prominent red (2.5YR 5/6) and common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; very strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary. (0 to 45 inches thick)
BCg--65 to 76 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sandy loam and strata of sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common clay bridging between sand grains; common medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and common medium faint gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions; very strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Wayne County, North Carolina; 5 miles northeast of Goldsboro, 0.4 mile north of Stoney Creek Church and 0.3 mile west of intersection of SR 1523 and 1545.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to top of the Argillic horizon: 5 to 19 inches
Depth to the base of the Argillic horizon: 60 to more than 80 inches
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 80 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 18 to 30 inches, December to April
Rock Fragment Content: 0 to 50 percent, by volume throughout, mostly quartz pebbles
Soil Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid, except where limed
Other soil features: Silt content in the particle-size control section is less than 30 percent.
Ap horizon or A horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5 Y, value of 2 to 6, chroma of 1 to 4
Texture--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
E horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, chroma of 2 to 6
Texture--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, and fine sandy loam
BE horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, chroma of 3 to 6
Texture--sandy loam, and fine sandy loam
Bt horizon (upper):
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy clay loam, sandy loam, loam, or clay loam
Bt horizon (lower):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture--sandy clay loam, sandy loam, loam, or clay loam. Some pedons have subhorizons of sandy clay or clay.
Redoximorphic features--masses of oxidized iron in shade of red, yellow, or brown, and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray. Iron depletions are within 30 inches of the soil surface.
Btg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--sandy clay loam, sandy loam, loam, or clay loam. Some pedons have subhorizons of sandy clay or clay.
Redoximorphic features--masses of oxidized iron in shade of red, yellow, or brown, and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
BCg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or loam
Redoximorphic features--masses of oxidized iron in shade of red, yellow, or brown, and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
BC horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 5
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or loam
Redoximorphic features--masses of oxidized iron in shade of red, yellow, or brown, and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
Cg horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, chroma of 1 or 2 or is neutral with value of 4 to 8
Texture--sandy, loamy, or clayey and may be stratified
Redoximorphic features--masses of oxidized iron in shade of red, yellow, or brown, and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
COMPETING SERIES:
There are no known series in the same family. Series in the closely related semiactive family include:
Izagora soils--have more than 30 percent silt in particle-size control section
Kullit soils--have Bt horizons in hue of 5YR or redder
Quitman soils--are brittle and compact in about 10 to 20 percent of the Bt and lower Bt horizons
Wrightsboro soils--have clayey 2B or 2C horizons between 40 and 80 inches below the soil surface
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Lower to upper coastal plain
Landform: Marine terraces, uplands
Hillslope Profile Position: Summit, shoulder
Geomorphic Component: Interfluve, talf
Parent Material: Marine deposits, fluviomarine deposits
Elevation: 30 to 450 feet
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F.
Mean Annual Precipitation: 38 to 52 inches
Frost Free Period: 190 to 245 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Bonneau soils--are well drained, on slightly higher positions
Duplin soils--have more clay and have moderately slow permeability, on similar positions
Exum soils--are in a fine-silty family and have moderately slow permeability, on similar positions
Foreston soils--are well drained and have moderately rapid permeability, on similar positions
Lynchburg soils--are somewhat poorly drained, on concave to linear positions lower on the landform
Noboco soils--are well drained, on slightly higher positions
Norfolk soils--are well drained, on slightly higher positions
Ocilla soils--are somewhat poorly drained, on similar positions
Orangeburg soils--are well drained, on slightly higher positions
Pantego soils--are very poorly drained, on concave to linear positions lower on the landform
Rains soils--are poorly drained, on concave to linear positions lower on the landform
Wagram soils--are well drained, on slightly higher positions
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Moderately well drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Moderately deep, transitory
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible to medium
Permeability: Moderate
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Cropland
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--corn, peanuts, tobacco, soybeans, small grain, cotton, and pasture. Where wooded--loblolly pine, longleaf pine, slash pine, sweetgum, southern red oak, white oak, water oak, and red maple, yellow poplar. Understory plants include American holly, blueberry, flowering dogwood, greenbrier, persimmon, redbay, southern bayberry (waxmyrtle), inkberry (bitter gallberry), honeysuckle, poison ivy, and summersweet clethra.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia
Extent: Large
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Duplin County, North Carolina, 1955.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and soil properties recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from the soil surface to a depth of 12 inches (the Ap and E horizons).
Argillic horizon--the zone between depths of 15 to 76 inches (the BE, Bt1, Bt2, Btg and BCg horizons).
Aquic feature--Redoximorphic features with value of 4 or more and chroma of 2 or less between within a depth of 30 inches (Bt2 horizon)
ADDITIONAL DATA:
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation NC0041 GOLDSBORO 0-10 57-70 190-245 38-52 30-450SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness NC0041 NONE 1.5-2.5 APPARENT DEC-APR >80 -
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- NC0041 0-15 SL FSL 0-0 95-100 5-15 1-4 NC0041 0-15 LS LFS 0-0 95-100 2-8 1-3 NC0041 15-45 SCL SL 0-0 95-100 18-30 2-4 NC0041 45-65 SCL CL SC 0-0 90-100 20-34 2-4 NC0041 65-76 VAR - - - -
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll NC0041 0-15 3.5- 6.0 0.5-2.0 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW NC0041 0-15 3.5- 5.5 0.5-2.0 0-0 6.0-20 LOW NC0041 15-45 3.5- 5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW NC0041 45-65 3.5- 5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW NC0041 65-76 - - - - -